Clinicopathological case: rapid cognitive decline and myoclonus associated with fever, arthropathy and scleritis.

A 65-year-old man presented with transient neurological symptoms, followed by rapid cognitive decline, myoclonus and fevers. He had evidence of scleritis and an arthropathy. This paper reports the clinicopathological conference discussed at the Association of British Neurologists Annual Meeting 2017.

Type IV Ehlers-Danlos syndrome presenting as recurrent, bilateral carotid dissections.

Vascular (type IV) Ehlers-Danlos is an autosomally dominant inherited condition that results from a defect in type III collagen production. It can result in vascular complications such as rupture and dissection, as well as gastrointestinal and uterine rupture. We present the case of a 17-year-old girl who presented with transient neurological signs and pulsatile tinnitus secondary to carotid dissection 1 year after suffering from a stroke caused also by a carotid dissection on the contralateral side.

Different faecal sampling methods alter the acceptability of faecal occult blood testing: a cross sectional community survey.

Background: A bowel cancer screening programme is being introduced in the UK. The programme will screen men and women aged 60-69 using faecal occult blood testing (FOBt). Uptake rates in the pilot evaluation were <60%.